Thursday, July 27, 2006

Meet T Shirt

We are making T Shirts of ButterflyIndia group on the occasion of Meet 2006.

The credits for this goes to Arif Siddiqui for the Photograph, Kamlesh Mehta for the Design and Yuwaraj Gurjar for the Concept and Execution.

These T shirts will be part of Registration for the members who are attending the Meet 2006.

The members who are not able to make it for the meet are also encouraged to buy them.

The price of the T shirt is Rs. 175/-. There are M, L, XL or XXL. It is white T shirt.
Please note that it is an artists impression of the design and NOT photograph of actual product.

Please get in touch with ONE of the following people for your orders at the earliest. As the Meet is approaching fast, and we need some time to produce these shirts, please respond soon.

Yuwaraj Gurjar < yuwarajg@yahoo.com>
Vijay Barve < vijay.barve@gmail.com>

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Contacts in Jairampur

Arif Siddiqui Phone - 91-3800-222770, Mobile - 09436057366

Nobin Tikhak, Secretary NSEWC. Phone - 91-3800-222679, 222814 Mob- 9436057453

Friday, July 14, 2006

FAQ ButterflyIndia Meet 2006

[This document is being updated frequently.]

What is this Meeting / Meet / Workshop / Seminar / Conference is officially called ?

It is "ButterflyIndia Meet 2006".

Should I bring a sleeping bag?

Yes, it is recommended to bring sleeping bag with you.

Is it raining in Jairampur ? Should I bring Raincoat / Umbrella?

It is going to rain in Jairampur during the meet days. It is mandatory to bring two piece (Shirt Pant) raincoat and lot of polythene covers to protect your belongings.

Should I carry woolens ?

The temparture at Jairampur will be hot and humid and may go up to 35-38 degrees if no clouds and rains for many days . Nights are a little cold but no woolen are required.

Please note that if you are travelling to areas like Tawang before or after the meet, you may need to carry medium/light woolen.

Is person X going to be there ?


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C - Confirmed
T - Tentative
D - Dropped

What kind of accommodation will be available?

The stay is going to be a local school from 20th afternoon to 25th afternoon.

Would Mobile phones work there ?

There is decent connectivity for BSNL mobiles.

What is the program schedule like ? Is the talk “blah blah” going to be there? How much time is allocated for outdoor sessions ?

Will be intimated soon.

What kind of food will be available?

Simple Vegetarian food will be there.

What should I bring there?

Sleeping bag, Rainwear, essential cloths and medicine, field guides, and camera (if you have). A Mosquito net & camp torch is required per participant (mandatory) A plastic cover which can accommodate all the bags (of a participant) would be ideal in case of heavy rain.

How do I reach there?

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What about Inner Line Permit (ILP) ?

It is required to have Inner Line ermit Check the details here.

[The ILP are required only when entering the Arunachal Pradesh. In this case all the ILPs will be checked at Jairampur Gate itself as this this town is exactly on Assam-Arunachal Border.The copies of ILP will be made available with the officer in charge of police at check gate well in advance. Myself or my friends from NSEWC will also be there at gate to receive members. The original ILP I will handover to you when you reach Jairampur. Member should note that this ILP would be purely for Jairampur area, it cant serve to enter other location in Arunachal Pradesh.]

Waht about Bank or ATMs in Jairampur ?

Unfortunately there are no ATMs there. SBI has a branch.

Are there Medicial Shops ?

Yes.


I still have questions

Write to Vijay Barve - vijay.barve@gmail.com or Arif - arif_arunachal@yahoo.com

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Inner Line Permit (ILP)

We need Inner Line Permit(ILP) for travelling to Jairampur. Arif has kindly agreed to process it for us. For that we need the folowing details.










Sl. No.Name Father/Husband NameAgeSexPermanent AddressOccupationProfile (in two or three lines










With this two passport size photos and photocopy of any document showing the Permanent residential address is required.

As time is short you are requested to send the details and scanned copies of the Photographs and documents to me (vijay.barve@gmail.com) at the earliest.

Note: The ILP are required only when entering the Arunachal Pradesh. In this case all the ILPs will be checked at Jairampur Gate itself as this this town is exactly on Assam-Arunachal Border.The copies of ILP will be made available with the officer in charge of police at check gate well in advance. Myself or my friends from NSEWC will also be there at gate to receive members. The original ILP I will handover to you when you reach Jairampur. Member should note that this ILP would be purely for Jairampur area, it cant serve to enter other location in Arunachal Pradesh.

Monday, July 10, 2006

Meet 2006 : Final Call

It is my pleasure to inform you the details of the ButterflyIndia Meet 2006 to be held at Jairampur in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh. The official program will be from Afternoon of 21st August (Monday) 2006 and ends on Afternoon of 25th August (Friday) 2006. The details of the program schedule is being worked out and would be made available on the site ( http://butterflyindia.blogspot.com/) soon. The program is going to be full of field visits.

If you have not registered yet, please do it immediately ( Click here for Registration ). We still have few limited seats on first come first serve basis.

If you have already registered, start planning your travel, make sure your name is there in the participants list